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E3 agrees with Iran: US is out of JCPOA, cannot push for arms embargo renewal
Apr 30, 2020 08:21Reports say the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the E3, appear to be in agreement with Iran’s argument that the US is no longer a party to the accord and thus not entitled to push for the extension of a UN arms embargo on Tehran.
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EU regrets US attempts to block Iran’s IMF loan request
Apr 23, 2020 01:35The European Union has censured the United States for refusing to ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and blocking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Iran to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus does discriminate, because that’s what humans do
Apr 19, 2020 06:11In theory, all of us are vulnerable to coronavirus, but in practice how well we fare has to do with what you could call preexisting conditions that are not only medical but economic, social, political and racial — and the pandemic, which is also an economic catastrophe, has made these differences glaringly clear.
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Post-Corona world; a new world with an injured body (1)
Apr 19, 2020 06:06Coronavirus will eventually leave us, but the scars of coronavirus and its aftermaths will remain on the body of the world, since the world’s present power structure is not powerful enough to heal this wound and make up for its huge consequences; this structure will naturally change and a new order will emerge.
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UAE-backed separatists warn of 'imminent war' with Saudi mercenaries in Yemen
Apr 19, 2020 03:55UAE-backed separatists in southern Yemen have warned of an "imminent war" with Saudi-sponsored militants as divisions between the two sides continue to deepen.
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Europe remains 'in the eye' of coronavirus storm: WHO
Apr 16, 2020 23:58The World Health Organization's European office says that despite certain "optimistic signs" in some of the countries worst hit by the new coronavirus, the number of cases is rising and approaching one million in the continent alone.
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EU to hold donor conference on coronavirus vaccine
Apr 15, 2020 13:51The European Union is set to hold an online fund-raising conference next month to support the creation of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 crisis: washing hands for 20 seconds, not wasting water for 20 seconds
Apr 12, 2020 05:47These days, it is strictly recommended to wash our hands for 20 seconds as a great step to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but unfortunately many leave the tap running at the same time. This issue poses the greatest threat to the environment.
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Half a billion people likely plunge into poverty by COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 09, 2020 13:43The new COVID-19 pandemic can push some half a billion people across the globe into poverty, Oxfam says, as the contagious disease is raging around the world, taking more lives and wreaking havoc on economies.
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EU ministers fail to agree coronavirus economic rescue
Apr 08, 2020 14:19European Union finance ministers failed in all-night talks to agree on more economic support for their coronavirus-stricken economies, spurring Spain to warn the bloc's future was on the line if it did not forge a joint response to the crisis.